Ulanism

Been a loooong time. Just ran into this little gem again and thought I would share =)

The Day We Met

Oh I can not wait for my iPhone!!

Ride Finder by Google Labs

Want a cab? Click this Ride Finder link in Safari on the iPhone and walk to the nearest cluster of cabs and hop right in. Updating in real-time! You can even see if a cab is driving towards you.

Mind blowing!!!

All done with nothing more than data, access to the internet and a web browser…

Think of all the applications that will be written to utilize this type of technology solution =)

iPod: the Post-PC Device

I have been thinking this since the iPhone was announced. Why dumb-down the iPod? Why not make all future “video” iPods just iPhones without the phone? As people write more AJAX widgets for the iPhone… they will all work on your iPod since the iPod will be running Safari and (this is a stretch) a complete version OSX!

Imagine what we could do if we had mini-computers all running OSX in our shirt pockets? On-screen multi-touch keyboards and, if we are REAL lucky, WiFi connection anywhere it is available.

Michael was in a bit of a pickle. While he owned michaelromanowski.com he did not actually have a website. For the past two years he had a simple “Site Under Construction” page that had not changed.

I met Michael and Jacqui Naylor for drinks one night and the conversation turned to how many website leads Jacqui’s gets from her newsletter sign-up form.

Michael: Yes, I know you guys at YVOD had been there asking create a new website for me, but I just could not find the time. I am speaking next week at a
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Montana Meth Project Ads

These are some amazing commercials. Well worth a review.

The Meth Project is the largest advertiser in Montana, reaching 70-90% of teens three times a week. This is saturation-level advertising.

The research-based messaging campaign—which graphically portrays the ravages of Meth use through television, radio, billboards, and Internet ads—has gained nationwide attention for its uncompromising approach and demonstrated impact. The campaign’s core message, “Not Even Once,” speaks directly to the highly addictive nature of Meth.

Sexy Buttons

I simply L-O-V-E stuff like this. Amazing in all the right ways. Simple. Standards compliant. Woirks in all browsers. Beautiful to behold.

What could be finer? Thank you Alex. (And Marisa for hooking me up =)

I just found this very useful link on the wordpress.org website!!

If you have shell access, you can get a copy of the latest stable build of Wordpress in two easy steps. Now how cool is that? =)

1) wget http://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz

2) tar -xzvf latest.tar.gz

“The WordPress package will extract into a folder called wordpress in the same directory that you downloaded latest.tar.gz.”

To complete the upgrade, you will need to copy the required files (.htaccess, wp-config.php and the wp-content directory) from your old Wordpress installation into this new one. Move the old one, rename the wordpress directory to your old name and you are ready for the last and easist step…

http://your-domain/blog/wp-admin/upgrade.php

Wordpress really can be upgraded in under 5 minutes!